Residents lobby for neighborhood parking restrictions

Parking will be limited along a small stretch of Elm Street in Downers Grove after residents asked village officials for relief from commuters and high school students who park near their homes.

The Village Council voted Sept. 4 to grant a request from residents to implement a four-hour parking restriction on both sides of Elm Street between Prairie Avenue and Chicago Avenue.

The issue came before the board in August after five neighbors signed a petition, requesting that the matter be heard before the village's six-member transportation and parking commission, which approved the restriction.

The nearby streets surrounding that block either have four-hour parking between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., or prohibit parking altogether between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Village spokesman Doug Kozlowski said neighbors can expect to see the parking signs put up this week.